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Dividend Investment Myths [view article]
Excellent article ReplyDividend Investment Myths [view article]
agree with captain ccs: the point (a point) of buying dividend stocks is to take advantage of long term compounding. A ten year period would be more persuasive. ReplyWhile Avon's Still Pretty, Consumer Goods Are Getting Ugly [view article]
WHO benefits from such a smart business plan in 07-08: loyal US shareholders and women's self-employment,confid... andpocket books; it is WIN all the way round of course. Plus it is loner in the market; a self perpetuation machine with a future, chart that! REALLY great products, tv spots, and venerable (not a beauty product word).
thanks for the eyeopener this am. Reply
Dividend Investment Myths [view article]
Thanks captainccs for your comments. You are absolutely right about the fact that I'm data mining. However, as with any stock purchase you face the potential for downside risk when you buy. For this reason, I only data mine the stocks that are part of Mergent's Dividend Achiever Index (approximately 350 companies) so that I don't experience buyer's remorse once I'm in a stock. If the price falls after the purchase, I can easily "justify" my position with the mantra of "buy and hold." In the meantime, I'll be compensated for my wait.As you pointed out, I selectively examine only those that pay dividends. Of course, in reality I only chose those that are current and former Dividend Achievers. This means that I forego the opportunity to get the highest yields and the stellar performing non-dividend paying stocks. However, I am assured by the fact that management has an interest in seeing that the shareholders are compensated for their wait for the "promises" to deliver to materialize.
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Dividend Investment Myths [view article]
Intentional or not, what you listed as yearly performance appears to be performance off a recent 52-week low, two very different things. ReplyDividend Investment Myths [view article]
Buy dividend payers and avoid financials! ReplyDividend Investment Myths [view article]
Using the growth since the last 52 week low as an indicator of long term grow is just pure nonsense. All it shows is that these companies do bounce back and that is just reversion to the mean working. The only other path would have been to zero. This is an example of data mining,Also note these two statements:
>> I always focus on those Dividend Achievers that are within 5% of their 1-year low
>> When considering stocks to buy, avoid those that are in industries which are at or near a new high.
Dividends are used to select a universe of stocks but nowhere is there a comparison between this universe and a universe of non divided paying stocks. All the above says is buy low, sell higher.
Of the above list I hold FDO, the 5th or 6th highest bouncer-back on the list at 70.45%. I bought it three years ago when I thought it was at a low. Current Average Growth Rate (CAGR), a dismal 4.4%. Dividends did little to support this stock. Reply
Five Good-Looking Cosmetic Stocks [view article]
This is great info! ReplyAs Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
Another posting blaming Bush-Cheney for 25+ years of a failed economic theory. I have a hint for you Ponca - Look up Milton Friedman, understand his role on influencing our economy and then tell me what political party this man belonged to. You have a lot to learn and should do so before shilling for a political party at an investor forum.The investors here are coming to conclusion that cheap abundant energy is the key to recovery and investing in American infrastructure.
I did see two men advocating adding energy supply consistently as a theme since 2002. They were Bush and Cheney. These men indeed have failures into oversight of the Iraq war for example and failure to listen to learned economic pundit screeching the alarm in 2005+2006 on the Housing/Finance/Overle... issue.
But ponder that the laws permitting intense leverage and other banking shenanigans were repealed by the Democratic party prevent banking abuse were repealed in 1999. Here's a link that will help: www.investopedia.com/a... . You can compare this rescinding of safeguards to 2002, and law called Sarbanes Oxley Act which passed in a Republican controlled house. Google that one too.
These days, I see the House controlled by the Democratic party. The speaker of this party will not even allow an up or down vote on drilling but instead, Democrats voted there majority for a 5 week recess. Is this what you shill for? Doesn't sound very Democratic to me. Learn why you have become a sheep for the larger objectives of a political party. You'll be a lot safer in life this way. I am not voting McCain or Obama this year if that tells you anything. Reply
As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
White House ordered forgery – Really Didn’t Need It:With all the propaganda Media – For the War of LIES – Bush-Cheney didn’t need any other forgeries – Just let the MEDIA – spread the LIES.
Freedom of the PRESS – To lie all they want.
Benjamin Franklin would be ever so proud.
Or should of - just ask a mortgage appraiser – I KNOW they would of had NO PROBLEM – of forgoing it.
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As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
I agree with the post above.Stay away from financials and housing and your portfoio should do fine ReplyAs Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
Greedy crooks in Banks and Broker firms have wrapped a lot of subprime, ARMS, credit cards, car loans, etc. in structured finance vehicles i.e.: CDO-ABS-MBS-SIVs, they misled the market and bond insurers into buy them and now everyone is paying the price with losses. Replyng
As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
My overall portfolo documented on my free website has me up over 10% for this year JUST GOING LONG. Of course I do not and never will own a financial.Just wait for lage cap multinationls to dip like BUD JNJ MO KTand BNI did in the winter and KO PG UST RAI KMB and others to dip in the summer and you will keep collecting dividends and avoid all the "financial ruin".Just added 2 more stocks today ReplyAs Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
3 comments with outright, unqualified praise but none mention the obvious - - could you write a little less ... this is a blog not a book.Fedex11 - - could not agree more. July was my best month all year.
(I don't want to talk about today however ... ouch) Reply
As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets [view article]
very good. thx. Reply